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Kensington-Chinatown · Toronto

$899,000

The scan

The play: Turnkey income

End-unit townhome set up as four self-contained units with $7,400/month potential rent roll; move-in rentable.

Tenanted and legal from day one, so the upside sits in the rent roll instead of the shovel.

  • Lot 3.9 m x 26.8 m (12'-9" x 88'-0")
  • Att/Row/Townhouse
TESA ScanZoning

The by-law's answer for this lot

We resolved this parcel's zoning, the site-specific exceptions registered against it, and the building forms the by-law permits without a rezoning. Every number below traces to by-law text we hold on file, and we re-check it against the City's register nightly.

Zone

R (d1.0) (x853)

Site exception

Exception 853, with parts of it still to confirm

As-of-right form

Low-rise apartment, 8 unitsAs-of-right (building permit)

As-of-right envelope

112 m² (1,200 ft²)Envelope from the zone's floor space index.

Severance

Not supported on this lotA split would leave roughly 1.9 m (6'-5") of frontage per lot, short of what this zone allows.

Still to verify on this parcel

None of these can be settled from records alone. Any one of them changes what this lot can hold.

  • Whether site plan control applies, which adds an approval step and months to the schedule
  • The front yard setback is averaged against the neighbouring houses, so it depends on buildings that have to be measured on site
  • Which lot coverage rule governs here, which sets how much of the lot the buildings can sit on
  • The maximum building depth on this lot, which sets how far back the house can go
  • Whether an apartment building could be argued here, which the by-law does not allow without a rezoning

And more, depending on what the site turns up.

Have TESA check this lot properly

Zoning scan 2026-08-27

TESA ScanBuildability

A quick pass over the mapped layers, kept here for comparison. Where it disagrees with the zoning answer above, go with the zoning answer.

What you are buying, and what is left unused

The building is the asset here, so the numbers lead with what it costs per existing foot and per unit. The as-of-right envelope follows as unused permission: where it runs well ahead of what is standing, there is room to add without buying more land.

Lot area

104 m² (1,124 ft²)Calculated from the listed frontage and depth.

Storeys

4

Height limit

13 m (42.7 ft)

Existing floor area

1,100 to 1,500 ft²

Permitted envelope

Not available for this lot

Zone

R

The zoning label carries a density figure, but floor space index does not apply to a detached or semi-detached houseplex (By-law 648-2025). No lot-coverage cap resolved here either, so quoting an envelope would mean applying a standard that does not govern this building type. What actually caps the building is setbacks and building depth, which a TESA scan resolves from the by-law.

Add a garden suite

By-law 849-2025 s.11

A garden suite is a separate allowance, not counted into the main building's floor area. Its own cap is 60 m² over one storey or 120 m² over two. With a suite on the lot, coverage follows one of two by-law options, and which one is the applicant's choice.

Garden suite: 120 m² (1,292 ft²), 6.3 m tall, 7.5 m from the main building

Option A · all buildings at 45%

Main building
Not available for this lot
Main plus suite
Not available for this lot

Option B · main on the overlay, ancillary at 20%

Main building
Not available for this lot
Main plus suite
Not available for this lot

The main building has no coverage cap under Option B here, so its size is set by setbacks rather than a percentage.

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Listing courtesy of RE/MAX HALLMARK CHAY REALTY.

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Listing updated Aug 26, 2026, 3:25 PM ET · Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board